ISA Interchange

Welcome to the official blog of the International Society of Automation (ISA).

This blog covers numerous topics on industrial automation such as operations & management, continuous & batch processing, connectivity, manufacturing & machine control, and Industry 4.0.

The material and information contained on this website is for general information purposes only. ISA blog posts may be authored by ISA staff and guest authors from the automation community. Views and opinions expressed by a guest author are solely their own, and do not necessarily represent those of ISA. Posts made by guest authors have been subject to peer review.

Process Plants Need New Approaches to Leverage Actionable Information From Big Data

In May 2011, the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company released a research report titled...
Michael Risse Jul 1, 2019 9:00:39 AM

What Should a Plant Manager Do During the First 90 Days on the Job?

It’s often said, "You only get one chance to make a good first impression." This adage may be a clic...
Bryan Christiansen Jun 26, 2019 9:00:26 AM

ISA Leaders to Validate and Advance Strategic Direction

This past month, ISA leaders convened in North Carolina for the first of two in-person meetings. Thi...
Paul Gruhn Jun 20, 2019 9:00:57 AM

Fault Detection in the Feed Water Treatment Process for Boiler-Turbine Power Generation [technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Jun 17, 2019 9:00:50 AM

ISA Values: Live Them

In case you missed it in one of my earlier columns, ISA modified its vision and mission statements l...
Paul Gruhn May 30, 2019 9:00:03 AM

New Control Approach Increases Efficiency and Safety of Boiler-Turbine Systems [Technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions May 27, 2019 9:00:07 AM

How Long Before Watson Comes to Engineering?

Hundreds of years ago, experienced master builders knew everything about their craft, designing and ...
Paul Gruhn May 20, 2019 9:00:39 AM

Proportional Integral Estimator-Based Clock Synchronization Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks [Technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions May 13, 2019 9:00:07 AM

How ISA’s Certification and Certificate Programs Can Benefit You and Your Employer

Are you aware of ISA’s certification and certificate programs? Have you achieved one of the titles? ...
Paul Gruhn Apr 30, 2019 9:00:39 AM

Artificial Intelligence-Based Improved Classification of Two-Phase Flow Patterns [Technical]

This post is an excerpt from the journal ISA Transactions. All ISA Transactions articles are free to...
ISA Transactions Apr 29, 2019 10:42:14 AM

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